Attachment 3 : Agenda of the Workshop

 

Workshop on

MICRO CREDIT SCHEMES

IN NAM MEMBER COUNTRIES

(empowering women's role in small scale business development)

 

 

DAY 1,

Monday, 

24 June, 2002

ACTIVITY

PROGRAMME

SPEAKER

MODERATOR

08:00-09:00

Registration

 

 

09:00-09:45

 

Opening session:

 

 

 

- Opening remarks

Executive Director of NAM CSSTC,

Mr. Omar Halim

 

 

- Personal introduction

Participant

09:45-10:00

Coffee break

 

 

 

 

Session 1 : (Plenary)

The Role of Micro Finance in Poverty Eradication

 

Speakers :

10:00-10:20

 

1. Tanzania: National Microfinance Bank

·     Cecilia Keenja

10:20-10:40

 

2. Indonesia : Bina Swadaya

·      Riza Primahendra

10.40-11:00

 

3. Guatemala : OPCION

·      Edelberto Torres

 

 

 

Moderator :

Joseph Nyamunda

 

 

Session 1 (continued)

Speakers :

11:00-11:20

 

4. Nepal: IIDS

·      Shankar Paudyal

11:20-11:40

 

5. Zimbabwe: SEDCO

·      Joseph Nyamunda

11:40-12:00

 

6. Sri Lanka : Sarvodaya

·      Emil Anthony

 

 

 

Moderator :

Cecilia Keenja

12:00-13:00

Lunch

 

 

 

 

Session 2 : (Plenary)

Government Support to Micro Financing

 

Speakers :

13:00-13:20

 

7. Mauritius : Company Division

·       Prabha Chinien

13:20-13:40

 

8. India: State Bank of India

·       B.S Bhasin

 

 

 

Moderator :

Emil Anthony

 

 

Session 3 : (Plenary)

Role of Women in Micro Financing

Speakers :

13:40-14:00

 

9. Ghana : ENOWID

·   Magdalen Abrokwa

14:00-14:20

 

10. Malaysia : Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia

·   Amihamzah Ahmad

14:20-14:40

 

11. Singapore : TCC Ltd.

·    Sree V. Harilingam

 

 

 

Moderator :

Prabha Chinien

14:40-15:00

Coffee break

 

 

 

 

Session 4 : (Plenary)

Philosophy and Technical Aspects of Micro Credit Services

Speakers :

15:00-15:20

 

12. Indonesia : Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI)

·      Yusuf Nawawi

15:20-15:40

 

13. Bangladesh : BRAC

·      Shabbir Chowdhury

15:40-16:00

 

14. Vietnam : Vietnam Women’s Union

·      Thi Hong Van Cao

16:00-16:20

 

15. Indonesia : Bank Purba Danarta

·     Delima Kiswanti

16:20-16:30

 

16. Brunei Darussalam: Islamic Development Bank of Brunei

·      Pg.Hj.Basmah Abbas

 

Moderator :

Amihamzah Ahmad

Briefing on the Group Discussion

Achmad Rofi’ie/

Indy Hardono

NAM CSSTC

19:30-21:00

Welcome Reception

 

 

DAY 2,

Tuesday, 

25 June, 2002

ACTIVITY

PROGRAMME

SPEAKER

MODERATOR

07:30  

Assemble in the lobby 

08:00  

Leave NAM Centre

 

 

08:30  

Arrival at BRI Building 

08:30-09:30

Discussion and Briefing 

·      Meeting with Director of BRI

·      Presentation on BRI Unit System

·      Briefing on field visit programme

 

09:30-10:30

Leave for BRI Unit in Cipayung & Cisarua Area, West Java

10:30-12:00

Field Visit 

·      Visiting BRI Unit, Cipayung (Group 1)

·      Visiting BRI Unit, Cisarua (Group 2 )

 

12:00-13:00

Lunch

 

 

13:00-14:00

Field Visit

Visiting BRI Unit’s Customer

(Abadi Kristal Handicraft)

19:00-20:00

Dinner at Plaza Senayan, South Jakarta 

DAY 3,

Wednesday,

26 June, 2002

ACTIVITY

PROGRAMME

SPEAKER

MODERATOR

08:00-08:30

Registration

 

 

08:30-10:00

 

Session 7:  (Group Discussion)

Formulation of Recommendations and Follow-Up Actions

Group 1 : The Role of Micro Finance in Poverty Eradication

Group 2 : Government Support to Micro Financing

Group 3 :  Role of Women in Micro Financing

Group 4 :  Philosophy and Technical Aspects of Micro Credit Services

 

10:00-10:15

Coffee break

 

 

10:15-11:15

 

Session 8 (Plenary)

Presentation of Groups

 

11:15-11:30

 

Closing Session:

Concluding Remarks

Executive Director of NAM CSSTC,

Mr. Omar Halim